He was paid 350 000 and insisted that it not be shown in england he still makes a persuasive case.
Electric cars commercial flintstones.
Olivier did only one commercial in his career this 1972 spot for the polaroid sx 70.
The flintstones character wearing a full beard and plaid shirt pulls up to a stoplight in an aging subaru outback painted orange to evoke fred flintstone s stone wheeled foot powered car.
The campaign here is part of 45 million public education program and includes a television commercial called jetstones which features general motors co s fully electric chevy bolt model and.
Say goodbye to the stone age.
The bolt ditches the tree hugger sticker present on the outback s rear bumper and.
Ihs markit tallies 46 plug in models on the market now and says that number will rise to 70 models by 2020 and 258 by 2025 which may represent the majority of the car market.
Check out this cool commercial to learn why electric cars aren t just a thing of the future evs are here today.
And industry forecasts project that electric cars won t exceed 5.
In between as the ad talks about electric car affordability it shows the hyundai ioniq electric at an electrify america dc fast charge station.
In references to the well known television shows the flintstones and the jetsons a self proclaimed planet hugger driving a traditional gas powered car comes up to a stoplight alongside a more futuristic version of himself driving an electric car.
Comparisons aside the ad is clearly pushing the modern and fun approach that electric cars have on the world.
Plug in electric cars accounted for only 1 2 percent of u s.
Vw s electrify america taps flintstones jetsons to promote evs more people know the 1960s cartoons than know electric cars exist.